84136 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 231 / Monday, December 4, 2023 / Notices 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 39. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 780. 

Abstract: The Higher Education 

Opportunity Act of 2008 amended title 

III, part A of the Higher Education Act 

to include section 318—the 

Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) 

Program. The PBI Program makes 5-year 

grant awards to eligible colleges and 

universities to plan, develop, undertake 

and implement programs to enhance the 

institution’s capacity to serve more lowand middle-income Black American 

students; to expand higher education 

opportunities for eligible students by 

encouraging college preparation and 

student persistence in secondary school 

and postsecondary education; and to 

strengthen the financial ability of the 

institution to serve the academic needs 

of these students. 

Dated: November 29, 2023. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26522 Filed 12–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0202] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Study of 

the Impact of English Learner 

Reclassification Policies 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2023–SCC–0202. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Tracy 

Rimdzius, 202–453–7403. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the 

general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

The Department is especially interested 

in public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Study of the 

Impact of English Learner 

Reclassification Policies. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0974. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

local, and Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,080. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,477. 

Abstract: The data collection 

described in this submission will assist 

policymakers in understanding the 

impact of classification and 

reclassification policies that govern 

students’ English learner (EL) status. 

Specifically, the study examines (1) 

whether classification and 

reclassification was implemented more 

consistently across districts within 

states after the start of the Every Student 

Succeeds Act (ESSA) and (2) whether 

classification and reclassification at 

current thresholds helps, harms, or is 

neutral for ELs’ and former ELs’ 

instructional opportunities, experiences, 

achievement, and attainment. This 

revision request adds district and school 

surveys to the approved data collection. 

The surveys will assess how districtlevel policies, practices, and procedures 

influence the impacts of reclassification 

on ELs as well as provide valuable 

descriptive information from districts 

and schools on local implementation of 

policies and practices that may affect 

outcomes for ELs. It will complement an 

existing data collection (#1850–0974) of 

student information from state 

longitudinal data systems (SLDSs). 

Dated: November 29, 2023. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26568 Filed 12–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 4639–033] 

Ampersand Christine Falls Hydro, LLC; 

Notice of Waiver Period for Water 

Quality Certification Application 

On November 27, 2023, Ampersand 

Christine Falls Hydro, LLC (Ampersand) 

submitted to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) a 

copy of its application for Clean Water 

Act section 401(a)(1) water quality 

certification filed with the New York 

State Department of Environmental 

Conservation (New York DEC), in 

conjunction with the above captioned 

project. Pursuant to 40 CFR 121.6 and 


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1 18 CFR 4.34(b)(5). 

section 4.34(b)(5) of the Commission’s 

regulations,1 we hereby notify the New 

York DEC of the following: 

Date of Receipt of the Certification 

Request: November 27, 2023. 

Reasonable Period of Time to Act on 

the Certification Request: One year 

(November 27, 2024). 

If New York DEC fails or refuses to act 

on the water quality certification request 

on or before the above date, then the 

agency certifying authority is deemed 

waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of 

the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1341(a)(1). 

Dated: November 28, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26541 Filed 12–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: CP24–19–000. 

Applicants: Atmos Energy 

Corporation. 

Description: Application of Atmos 

Energy Corporation for a Limited 

Jurisdiction Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity. 

Filed Date: 11/22/23. 

Accession Number: 20231122–5146. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/13/23. 

Docket Numbers: PR24–12–000. 

Applicants: Columbia Gas of Ohio, 

Inc. 

Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: 

COH Rates effective 10–27–2023 to be 

effective 10/27/2023. 

Filed Date: 11/27/23. 

Accession Number: 20231127–5111. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/23. 

Docket Numbers: RP24–171–000. 

Applicants: Iroquois Gas 

Transmission System, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

11.28.23 Negotiated Rates—Emera 

Energy Services, Inc. R–2715–90 to be 

effective 12/1/2023. 

Filed Date: 11/28/23. 

Accession Number: 20231128–5005. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/11/23. 

Any person desiring to intervene, to 

protest, or to answer a complaint in any 

of the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 

of the Commission’s Regulations (18 

CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the 

specified comment date. Protests may be 

considered, but intervention is 

necessary to become a party to the 

proceeding. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: November 28, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26539 Filed 12–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP23–466–000] 

Great Basin Gas Transmission 

Company; Notice of Availability of the 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed 2024 Great Basin Expansion 

Project 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

2024 Great Basin Expansion Project 

(Project), proposed by Great Basin Gas 

Transmission Company (Great Basin) in 

the above-referenced docket. Great 

Basin requests authorization to 

construct, operate, and abandon certain 

natural gas pipeline facilities. The 

expansion would provide 5,674 

dekatherms per day of incremental firm 

transportation service for two existing 

firm transportation shippers and would 

require construction of approximately 

3.4 miles of upsized or looped pipeline 

in three segments across Douglas, Lyon, 

and Storey Counties, Nevada. 

The EA assesses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of the 

Project in accordance with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The 

FERC staff concludes that approval of 

the proposed project, with appropriate 

mitigating measures, would not 

constitute a major federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

The Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) participated as a cooperating 

agency in the preparation of the EA. 

Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction 

by law or special expertise with respect 

to resources potentially affected by the 

proposal and participate in the NEPA 

analysis. The BLM will adopt and use 

the EA to consider the issuance of a 

right-of-way grant for the portion of the 

project on federal lands. 

The proposed Project includes the 

following facilities: 

• construction of approximately 0.3 

mile of 20-inch-diameter pipeline loop 

along the Carson Lateral in Storey 

County, Nevada, referred to as the 

Truckee Canal segment; 

• abandonment and replacement of 

approximately 2.9 miles of existing 10- 

inch-diameter pipeline with new 20- 

inch-diameter pipeline along the Carson 

Lateral in Lyon County, Nevada, 

referred to as the Silver Springs 

segment; and 

• construction of approximately 0.3 

mile of 12-inch-diameter pipeline loop 

paralleling its South Tahoe Lateral in 

Douglas County, Nevada, referred to as 

the Kingsbury segment. 

The Commission mailed a copy of the 

Notice of Availability of the EA to 

federal, state, and local government 

representatives and agencies; elected 

officials; environmental and public 

interest groups; Native American tribes; 

potentially affected landowners; 

environmental justice stakeholders 

adjacent to the Project area that include 

legal aid providers, rural cooperatives, 

community social services 

organizations, senior citizens centers, 

public health agencies; newspapers and 

libraries in the project area; and other 

interested individuals and groups. The 

EA is only available in electronic 

format. It may be viewed and 

downloaded from the FERC’s website 

(www.ferc.gov), on the natural gas 

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